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PM: Welfare cuts 'promote dignity'
Cameron launches bizarre justification of benefit-slashing

Callous Prime Minister David Cameron claimed yesterday that his vicious welfare cuts are restoring "dignity" to British families.

Mr Cameron spouted a torrent of Orwellian phrases when Labour MPs tackled him about the cruel effects of his policies.

He declared: "We want to see more dignity, more security, more stability in the lives of British families and we are making choices consistent with that."

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